Race and the Law in the United States

A Contemporary Perspective

By Michelle D. Deardorff | Publisher: Cambridge University Press

About the book

A senior undergraduate textbook exploring the issues and themes within race and law today, and how these can be explained by the judicial past. Historical cases and primary sources are contextualized to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited, as well as shaping contemporary debates.

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ISBN 9781009098588
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ISBN 9781009096362

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A senior undergraduate textbook exploring the issues and themes within race and law today, and how these can be explained by the judicial past. Historical cases and primary sources are contextualized to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited, as well as shaping contemporary debates.

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A senior undergraduate textbook exploring the issues and themes within race and law today, and how these can be explained by the judicial past. Historical cases and primary sources are contextualized to ensure students comprehend how decisions from the past deeply impact the laws they have inherited, as well as shaping contemporary debates.

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Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political structure and processes > Constitution: government and the state

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Race and the Law in the United States has 368 page(s)

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Michelle D. Deardorff

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Cambridge University Press

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